Kant and the Platypus: Essays on Language and Cognition Simon Starr and he makes her forget

and he makes her forget everyone else

" His skillful use of language and form unerringly serve what's being closely observed or recalled

Hers is a poetry of inconvenient knowledge

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Kant and the Platypus: Essays on Language and Cognition Simon Starr and he makes her forgetHow do we know a cat is a cat? And why do we call it a cat? How much of our perception of things is based on cognitive ability, and how much on linguistic resources? Here, in six remarkable essays, Umberto Eco explores in depth questions of reality, perception, and experience. Basing his ideas on common sense, Eco shares a vast wealth of literary and historical knowledge, touching on issues that affect us every day. At once philosophical and amusing,